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Politics latest: Government says 'no change' in Operation Sovereign Borders

The Albanese government says Operation Sovereign Borders operates 'in exactly the same way' under Labor as it did under the Coalition, after a second asylum-seeker group turned up in remote WA.

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A second group of asylum seekers has turned up at a remote outstation north of the Aboriginal community of Beagle Bay where a group of about 30 men was taken into custody by border force authorities on Friday.
A second group of asylum seekers has turned up at a remote outstation north of the Aboriginal community of Beagle Bay where a group of about 30 men was taken into custody by border force authorities on Friday.
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9:19AMFebruary 18, 2024.
Updated 4:26PMFebruary 18, 2024

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